Rod Said I Should Update, So Here It Is

Wow, so it’s been over 5 months since I posted something here, and after getting harassed by my bud Rod, I figure it’s time to update people on what’s been going on in my life.

I’ll start with that fact that I got promoted at work. Back in April, I became a full fledged Project Manager for Honda. No more assisting for me, in fact, I get my own assistant now! That’s pretty exciting. I wish I could say more, but due to the nature of the Research and Development Business, I have to leave it at that. It does include some more travel in my schedule, but we’re adapting, and having a great wife to take care of the kids puts my mind at ease.

Once again, I will be running for City Council in Bellefontaine this year. It’s been two years since my last run, and I’ve had time to reflect on the things I could have done better then, as well as watched the economy and condition of the city further deteriorate, so I’m even more ambitious to get in there and make something happen.

The kids are doing great. Ava has been crawling for a few months now, and it’s almost time for her to start walking. In July, she’ll have her first birthday, and we’re already planing a pool party at dad’s to celebrate. That should be a lot of fun! Aiden is still Aiden, rotten as ever, and making me laugh every day. I love that little guy.

So in a nut shell, those are the big things that have happened in my life recently. Until next time, you stay classy San Diego!

Miami River Improvement Travesty

This letter was in today’s Bellefontaine Examiner. I couldn’t agree more with the feeling that it conveys. I will never understand how we can vote against an unfair tax leverage, and still have it imposed. I honestly hope that the City of Bellefontaine is able to file an injunction and possible a lawsuit against the Logan County Commissioners, as well as the 5 County Committee. I’ve never witnessed such disregard for a political office holder’s constituency.

Miami River Improvement Project ‘recall’

I am totally against the Miami River Improvement
Project. The issue was voted on by our county
commissioners and not approved by our voters.
The voters, after finding out about it, voted it down
by over 60 percent. Our commissioners then voted 2
to 1 to turn it down. The issue passed because
commissioners in other counties voted for it and will
pay only 20 percent of the cost. Logan County pays
80 percent. Such equality?
Years ago the cry of the Revolution was
“Taxation without representation is tyranny.” The
2008 cry should be “Taxation with representation is
also tyranny.”
Gentlemen! When I repair the sidewalk in front
of my house — do my neighbors on either side have
to pay? I think not. Do my neighbors who live
around the corner have to pay? I think not. Do my
friends who live eight miles out in the country pay?
I think not.
I am not going to pay this ridiculous river charge.
By law, you can charge me on my taxes. The only
way I will ever pay of my own volition is when I
look out my back window and see Noah building
“the second Ark.”
This is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice
in the history of Logan County. “Each time a man
stands up for his rights or fights to defend the rights
of others, a tiny ray of hope appears. I hope this ray
turns into a starburst. “Let’s go Logan County.”
John A. Jeffrey,
Former Logan County
Commissioner,
Bellefontaine